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Public universities in Florida

30 public universities in Florida, 5th among the states. Public four-year colleges and universities in the NCES IPEDS directory (community colleges are listed separately).

Public universityCityCountyInstructional staff (FTE)Website
University of FloridaGainesvilleAlachua County3,298.33Official site
University of South FloridaTampaHillsborough County2,543.67Official site
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeLeon County1,902.67Official site
University of Central FloridaOrlandoOrange County1,865.67Official site
Florida International UniversityMiamiMiami-Dade County1,721Official site
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonPalm Beach County1,064.33Official site
University of North FloridaJacksonvilleDuval County714.33Official site
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersLee County666.33Official site
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseeLeon County601.67Official site
St Petersburg CollegeSt. PetersburgPinellas County561.67Official site
Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleDuval County505Official site
University of West FloridaPensacolaEscambia County461.67Official site
Daytona State CollegeDaytona BeachVolusia County402.67Official site
Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port RicheyPasco County400.33Official site
Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourneBrevard County363.33Official site
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceSt. Lucie County349.67Official site
Seminole State College of FloridaSanfordSeminole County315Official site
Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort MyersLee County290.33Official site
Polk State CollegeWinter HavenPolk County242.67Official site
State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradentonManatee County241.67Official site
Pensacola State CollegePensacolaEscambia County234Official site
Saint Johns River State CollegePalatkaPutnam County206.67Official site
College of Central FloridaOcalaMarion County188.33Official site
Northwest Florida State CollegeNicevilleOkaloosa County140Official site
Florida Gateway CollegeLake CityColumbia County121.67Official site
New College of FloridaSarasotaSarasota County114Official site
South Florida State CollegeAvon ParkHighlands County113.67Official site
Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakelandPolk County97.67Official site
Chipola CollegeMariannaJackson County68.67Official site
University of Florida-OnlineGainesvilleAlachua County55.33Official site

Largest first by instructional staff (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2025–26 institutional characteristics and fall 2024 human resources. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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